Laundry record-book.



E. W. GRAY. LAUNDRY 1130031) BOOK.

AP PLIOATION FILED APR.21,1908.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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EDWARD W. GRAY, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

LAUNDRY RECORD-BOOK, V t;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Application filed April 21, 1908. Serial No. 428,322.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD l/V. GRAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Laundry Record-Book, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to record books designed more particularly for laundry records, but which may be applied to other uses if desired; and comprises a simply arranged book, the leaves of which may each contain printed matter and blanks to be written upon by a pen or pencil.

The object of the invention is to provide a means by which a pencil or other marking device shall be secured to the book in such manner that it will be possible to use said pencil while connected to said means, or it may be disconnected from said means and so used if found more convenient.

\Vith this object in view, the invention consists of the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the record book complete, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the back of the record book illustrating in detail a certain feature of construction.

Similar reference numerals are used for the same parts in all the figures.

in the drawing, 1 and 2 indicate the sides of the book, 8 the back and 4 the leaves, of which there may be any number. Each leaf in the book shown is divided into a plurality of sections by longitudinal and transverse perforations 5 and 6 respectively in which sections are printed lists of different articles as represented in the drawing, and spaces and lines for written matter. With the rec- 0rd book a transfer sheet 7 is used to duplicate on the second leaf, what has been written on the first. \Vhen the book is to be used as a laundry record, one section as 8 will contain a list of ladies articles with lines on which the number of each article sent away is written. Section 9 contains a mens list, section 10 a childrens list and section 11 a household list. Any one of these sections may be separated from the leaf by means of the perforations without interfering with the remaining sections.

Attached at one end to the book near the back 3 thereof is a flexible strip 12 preferably of leather, but may be made of any other suitable material having an aperture or eyelet 13 in its outer free end by means of which the book may be suspended, and a number of perforations 1d a short distance from the end of the strip and from each other which perforations form a holder for a pencil or other Writing implement 15 which is pushed through said holes 1% alternately from opposite sides. The perforations or holes 1% are of such size that the pencil is held therein by friction which is increased when the book is hung up by the weight of the latter tending to straighten the strip. The fixed end 16 of the strip 12 is larger than any other part, and is glued or cemented to the inner side 2 of the book cover in the center thereof near its back edge, the strip 12 passing outwardly through a slot 17, see Fig. 2. A slot 18 is made in the top side 1 of the cover near the back through which the strip may be passed from within outwardly after first encircling the side 2 and leaves a of the record book. This disposition of the strip 12 holds the leaves together, the transfer sheet in place, the pencil within the book and a sufficient length outside the slit 18 by which to suspend the book.

The manner of using the device is obvious and needs no further description. The pencil may be used with little or no inconvenience without detaching it from its holder in the strip 12, a pencil will thus always be at hand.

V7 hat is claimed is A laundry record book comprising a plu- EDWARD W. GRAY.

Witnesses:

R. M. ROGERS, W. H. ROBERTS. 

